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Weather in Tahoe Vista, CA · National Weather Service + NOAA

Tahoe Vista is snow country

Tahoe Vista has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 179 inches of snow falls in a normal winter. Normal November highs come to 50°, and lows to 25°.

Winter 43°/20°Spring 55°/29°Summer 78°/43°Fall 62°/31°
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Sunrise 6:31 am · sunset 4:55 pm

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What stands out about Tahoe Vista’s weather

Read from 30 years of NOAA records. Each one opens the full story on the Climate page.

Climate →
Snow countryAbout 179 inches a winter, more than 1,450 of 1,455 California towns.Among California’s coldest wintersJanuary nights average 19°, colder than 1,606 of 1,618 California towns.A short growing season108 frost-free days, from Jun 9 to Sep 25.Snow that staysSnow covers the ground about 124 days a year.
A normal year

Where today sits in Tahoe Vista’s year

Typical highs and lows month by month, from 30 years of NOAA records.

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Winter
43° / 20°
33 days with an inch or more of snow
Spring
55° / 29°
Last frost around Jun 9
Summer
78° / 43°
90° days are rare
Fall now
62° / 31°
First frost around Sep 25
Pastthe usual first frost (Sep 25). Last frost next spring: Jun 9
Best months to be outside
JulAug
Highs of 62–84° and lows of 40° or more
How much snow does Tahoe Vista get?About 179 inches a winter.When is it wettest?December, with 5.0 inches.Is it warmer than it used to be?+1.2° vs. the 20th century.

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Forecast, conditions and alerts: National Weather Service. Climate: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020 and 1901–2000. Temperatures and rainfall come from NOAA’s gridded normals for Tahoe Vista itself (about a 3-mile square). Snow, frost dates and day counts: the NOAA station at Tahoe City, CA (7 mi). Sunrise and sunset are calculated from the town’s position. Normals are 30-year averages, not a forecast.